"The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, is now at Bedford (Pa.) Springs, where we understand he intends to remain two months."<ref> ''Baltimore Patriot,'' July 29, 1819, Vol. XIV, Issue 23. </ref>

"The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, is now at Bedford (Pa.) Springs, where we understand he intends to remain two months."<ref> ''Baltimore Patriot,'' July 29, 1819, Vol. XIV, Issue 23. </ref>

-

This information is false. Thomas Jefferson did NOT travel to Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania in 1819. He was actually visiting Poplar Forest during this time period. A retraction of these reports was later printed by ''The Carlisle Republican'' in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

+

This information is false. Thomas Jefferson did NOT travel to Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania in 1819. He was actually visiting [[Poplar Forest]] during this time period. A retraction of these reports was later printed by ''The Carlisle Republican'' in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

==Footnotes==

==Footnotes==

<references/>

<references/>

Revision as of 15:18, 21 March 2008

In the summer of 1819, a few newspapers on the east coast of the United States reported that Thomas Jefferson was staying in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, for about two months. These newspapers include:

Most of these articles tended to use similar wording and many were copied directly. An example of one of the articles is noted here:

"The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, is now at Bedford (Pa.) Springs, where we understand he intends to remain two months."[1]

This information is false. Thomas Jefferson did NOT travel to Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania in 1819. He was actually visiting Poplar Forest during this time period. A retraction of these reports was later printed by The Carlisle Republican in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.